Cotton yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cotton yields was 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5647 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
86th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
All-time low
0.4011 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cotton yields in Eswatini stood at 0.5647 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Eswatini peaked at 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4011 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 86th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5922 tonnes per hectare | -46.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5604 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4198 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4978 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6696 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4772 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4543 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | +86.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9943 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +61.3% |
| 1975 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8613 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6085 tonnes per hectare | -44.5% |
| 1984 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +83.9% |
| 1985 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9843 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.445 tonnes per hectare | -69.9% |
| 1993 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +113.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8769 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7903 tonnes per hectare | -44.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7758 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6551 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | +136.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5607 tonnes per hectare | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +231.1% |
| 2005 | 0.974 tonnes per hectare | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +71.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | -63.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5085 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6254 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.634 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5903 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.5647 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.5647 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +231.1% | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +136.3% | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +113.5% | 0.445 tonnes per hectare | 0.95 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5832 tonnes per hectare | 0.4198 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6085 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | 0.445 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6198 tonnes per hectare | 0.5085 tonnes per hectare | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Eswatini?
- Cotton yields in Eswatini was 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4011 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for cotton yields?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.